Moon phase February 6 2024: The moon will be in a Waning Crescent phase. This phase is best seen in the western sky before sunrise. During this phase, the moon’s illumination wanes each day until the new moon. During this part of the lunar cycle, the Moon is close to the Sun as seen from Earth, the lunar night is facing Earth, and only a small edge of the Moon is illuminated. It’s also a good time to see the Moon and its surface features.
Along the edge where the light side meets the dark side, craters and mountains cast long shadows, making them easy to see with a telescope or binoculars.
See the February 2024 Moon Phases Calendar for the daily full moon phases for February 2024 month.
Moon phase February 6, 2024 Waning Crescent phase
The waning moon on February 6 has 16% illumination. This is the percentage of the Moon that is illuminated by the Sun. The lighting changes constantly, varying up to 10% from one day to the next. On February 6, the Moon has 25.65 days. This indicates the number of days since the last new year. It takes the Moon 29.53 days to orbit the Earth once and complete its 8-phase lunar cycle.
Details of the 6 February 2024 moon phase
Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 16%
Moon Age: 25.65 days
The Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 377,322.37 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,526,891.38 km
Moon phase Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 12:00 UTC
The waning new moon is the lunar phase for Tuesday, February 6, 2024. As seen from Earth, 16% of the moon’s surface is illuminated, and it’s getting smaller. The Moon in 25 days is in ♐ Sagittarius.
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