The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 23, 2001
New Moon
0.3% 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
7:43 AM
6:40 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 967
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 | 3.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 159.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 49m / -12.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.11° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.06° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.12° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.