The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 6, 2026
Waning Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 PM
9:46 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1275
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 | 238.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 278.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 56m / -9.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.57° / -3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / 4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.62° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.