The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 1958
Waning Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 PM
8:42 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 434
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 | 213.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.0° / 306.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 0.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.48° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.84° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.02° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.