The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 21, 1928
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
6:38 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 64
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 159.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -13.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.87° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.61° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.5° |
| 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.