The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
82.1% 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
1:51 PM
4:24 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.1%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2240
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 | 129.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.6° / 38.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 23.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.76° / 0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / 0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.99° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.