The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 1977
Waning Gibbous
92.4% 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
9:03 PM
8:41 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 669
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 | 212.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.9° / 307.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 1.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.83° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / 4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.82° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.1° |
| 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.