The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 20, 2023
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
6:50 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1239
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 157.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -12.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.61° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.79° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.96° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.