The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 2179
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
6:15 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3167
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.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 167.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 16m / -11.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.76° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.50° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.32° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 160.4° |
| 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.