The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 1901
Waning Gibbous
90.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 PM
8:44 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.8%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -271
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 | 215.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.3° / 303.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / -1.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.31° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.06° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.77° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.