The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 6, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
76.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 PM
3:39 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.4%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3180
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.2° / 47.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 21.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.36° / -1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.91° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.