The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
79.4% 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
1:22 PM
4:16 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.4%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1300
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 | 126.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.4° / 40.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 26.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.45° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.43° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.86° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.