The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 2181
Last Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
11:10 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3192
Events on this date
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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 | 265.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.0° / 256.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -15.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.58° / 0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / 0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.60° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| 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.