The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 2091
Waning Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
9:04 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2079
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,100 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 306.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 3.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.37° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.37° / -0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.27° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| 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.