The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 18, 1996
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
6:11 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 904
Events on this date
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 171.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -9.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.58° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.63° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.50° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| 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.