The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 1982
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
6:10 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 731
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 167.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -13.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.63° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.93° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 7.5° |
| 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.