The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 6, 1962
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
6:59 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 485
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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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.
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 159.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 26m / -6.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.50° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.14° / 4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.46° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| 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.