The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 6, 2015
Waning Gibbous
93.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
8:42 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.4%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1139
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 209.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 310.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 3.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.36° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.65° / 3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.26° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.7° |
| 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.