The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2042
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
8:42 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1473
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 325.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 13.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.10° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.56° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.45° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.