The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 1950
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
5:57 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 335
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 168.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -16.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.57° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.36° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 15.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.