The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 2182
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
10:08 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3205
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 | 45.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 113.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 09m / 2.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.20° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.11° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.53° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.