The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 1993
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 PM
7:00 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 867
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.4° / 352.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 12.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.85° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.34° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.