The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 2159
Waning Gibbous
82.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 PM
9:15 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.1%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2920
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 | 229.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 286.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 20m / -7.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.62° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.78° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.