The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 1951
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
6:30 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 348
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 | 5.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 160.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -16.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.11° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.64° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.