The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 2187
Waning Crescent
2.8% 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
6:35 AM
4:20 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3266
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 | 340.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 188.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 03m / -21.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.50° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.67° / 2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.64° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.