The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 6, 2105
Last Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
10:58 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2252
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.2° / 255.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.93° / -2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.92° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.55° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.