The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 6, 2004
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
8:10 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1003
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 | 184.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 341.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 41m / 19.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.31° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.91° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.0° |
| 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.