The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 1990
Waxing Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
5:29 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 830
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 | 141.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 26.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.99° / 3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.32° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.