The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 6, 2061
New Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 PM
7:20 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1709
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 Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.4° / 337.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 5.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.07° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / -2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.00° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.