The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 15, 1923
New Moon
0.0% 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
7:10 AM
6:15 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 167.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -11.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.00° / 2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.02° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.