The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 1915
Waning Gibbous
55.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 AM
10:40 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.9%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -98
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.1° / 255.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.16° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.04° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.