The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 1944
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 PM
6:52 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 261
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 | 152.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.8° / 2.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.87° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / 2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.82° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.