The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 21, 2031
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
6:39 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1338
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 165.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -5.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.52° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.56° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 166.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.