The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 1980
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
6:45 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 707
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.
-
Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Feb 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 160.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -11.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.94° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.79° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.55° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.