The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
60.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
1:50 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.1%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3279
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 | 101.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 64.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.13° / -2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.18° / 4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.51° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.