The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 2124
Waning Gibbous
55.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 AM
10:55 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.8%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2487
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 257.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -17.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.57° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.18° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.