The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 6, 2096
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 PM
6:43 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2141
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 | 159.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 8.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 24.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.11° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.26° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.