The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 2132
Waning Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 PM
10:35 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2586
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 | 242.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 279.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 21m / -3.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.01° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.59° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.