The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 2118
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 PM
7:58 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2413
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 342.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.63° / 3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.37° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.