The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 1966
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
6:28 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 534
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 161.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 33m / -14.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.41° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.08° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.19° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.8° |
| 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.