The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 6, 2034
Waning Gibbous
89.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 PM
9:08 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.4%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1374
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 301.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 45m / 0.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.16° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / 1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.03° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.