The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 1932
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
6:04 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 113
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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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 | 1.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 165.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -18.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.81° / -3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / 5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.55° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 327.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.