The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 20, 2004
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
6:38 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1004
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.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 159.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 36m / -13.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.50° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.23° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.7° |
| 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.