The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 2036
Waxing Gibbous
65.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 PM
2:14 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.6%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1399
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 | 108.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 60.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 16.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.59° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.46° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.