The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 6, 2199
Waxing Gibbous
82.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
4:17 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.7%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3415
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 | 130.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 39.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 20.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.69° / -2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.35° / 4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.13° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.