The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 2058
Waxing Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 PM
6:37 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1671
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 | 158.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 9.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 23.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.73° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.46° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.68° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.