The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 2072
Waning Gibbous
90.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 PM
9:05 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.9%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1844
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 | 215.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 305.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 3.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.02° / 0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.48° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.