The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 15, 1942
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
7:40 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 237
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 | 3.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 145.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -10.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.52° / 1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.34° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.7° |
| 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.