The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 1985
Waning Gibbous
98.2% 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
7:19 PM
8:37 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 768
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 | 194.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 329.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 15.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.35° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.25° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.9° |
| 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.