The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 1947
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 PM
8:37 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 298
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 | 194.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 329.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 15.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.40° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.64° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.