The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2020
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
5:29 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1201
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 | 145.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 24.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 54m / 23.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.49° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / 0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.26° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.