The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 2103
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 AM
5:36 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2227
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 | 352.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 175.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -16.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.17° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.25° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.