The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 6, 2006
Waxing Gibbous
64.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 PM
2:42 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.9%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1028
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 107.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 55.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 25.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.08° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.45° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.54° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.