The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 6, 2158
First Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
1:40 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2908
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 64.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 23.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.91° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.37° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.61° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.