The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 PM
6:19 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 966
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 | 157.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 11.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 21.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.37° / 0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.32° / -0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.92° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.