The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 2196
Waxing Crescent
43.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
12:27 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.4%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3378
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 | 82.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 76.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 19.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.85° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.96° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.15° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.