The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 6, 2195
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
2:33 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3365
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus 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 | 321.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 207.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -25.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.99° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.71° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.98° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.