The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 1963
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 PM
6:14 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 496
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 | 157.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 12.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 20.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.52° / -0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.52° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.