The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 6, 2093
Waxing Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 PM
3:57 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2104
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 127.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 43.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 20.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.81° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.90° / 5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.07° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.