The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 1909
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 PM
8:38 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -172
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 | 194.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 329.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 15.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.19° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.20° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.