The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 PM
6:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1337
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 | 170.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.6° / 358.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 13.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.37° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.31° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.89° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.