The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
80.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 PM
4:05 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.4%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2710
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 | 127.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.5° / 41.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.06° / -0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.75° / 1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.37° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.