The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 6, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
60.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
2:09 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.0%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 793
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 | 101.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 61.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 23.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.80° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.32° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.