The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 2168
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
3:43 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3031
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 197.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 27m / -21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.09° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.83° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.