The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 2145
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 PM
6:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2747
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 | 167.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.2° / 2.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 14.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.47° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.41° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.