The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 6, 1913
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
6:26 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -122
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 160.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -17.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.59° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.07° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.