The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 6, 2099
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 PM
8:31 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2178
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 | 196.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 326.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 31m / 12.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.91° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.95° / -2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.70° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.