The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 2086
Last Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 AM
11:01 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2017
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.4° / 253.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -19.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.75° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.08° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.91° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.