The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 2137
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
8:04 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2648
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 338.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 15.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.59° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / -2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.16° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| 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.