The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 PM
6:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2277
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 | 163.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 7.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 15.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.05° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.91° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.01° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| 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.