The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2166
Waxing Crescent
41.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.8%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3007
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 83.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 9.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.31° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.24° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.