The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 2115
Waxing Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 PM
5:46 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2376
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 22.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 26.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.21° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.08° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.60° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.