The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 16, 1969
New Moon
0.1% 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
7:37 AM
6:18 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 571
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 | 0.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 165.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -14.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.18° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.11° / 4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.17° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 336.3° |
| 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.