The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 2044
New Moon
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
1:13 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1498
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 | 91.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 68.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 21.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.30° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.10° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.