The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 2171
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
7:42 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3069
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 143.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -13.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.44° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.00° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.