The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 2162
Last Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
11:18 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2957
Events on this date
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Mercury, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 253.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -17.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.35° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / 1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.79° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.