The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 2050
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
7:05 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1572
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.6° / 349.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 09m / 11.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.38° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.49° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.12° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 213.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.