The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 2185
Waxing Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3242
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 | 77.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 8.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.86° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.43° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.