The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 23, 2020
New Moon
0.1% 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
7:36 AM
6:22 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1202
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 | 0.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 163.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -13.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.21° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.48° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 331.8° |
| 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.