The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
89.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 PM
5:40 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.6%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3081
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 | 142.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.2° / 25.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 27.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.91° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.33° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.