The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 21, 1993
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
6:42 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 868
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 164.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -5.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.86° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.50° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.85° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 180.4° |
| 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.