The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 1966
Waning Gibbous
98.1% 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
7:22 PM
8:38 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 533
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 | 194.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 328.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 15.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.44° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.46° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.44° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| 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.