The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 6, 2073
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
5:48 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1856
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° 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.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 171.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -15.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.48° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / -1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.34° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.