The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 2061
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 PM
8:55 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1708
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 | 205.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 316.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 9.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.81° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.22° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| 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.