The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 2077
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 PM
7:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1906
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 | 166.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 1.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 22.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.73° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.91° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.