The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 6, 2190
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
7:04 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3305
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 | 5.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 157.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / -7.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.80° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.55° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.