The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 6, 2102
Waning Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
8:56 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2215
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 299.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / -1.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.19° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.55° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.