The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 6, 2122
New Moon
0.4% 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
7:03 AM
5:39 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2462
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 | 353.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 175.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -15.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.03° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.07° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.