The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 6, 2198
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
6:49 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3403
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 | 5.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 160.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -9.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.10° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.86° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.8° |
| 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.