The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 21, 2050
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
6:44 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1573
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
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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 | 1.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 165.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 18m / -5.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.42° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.69° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.63° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 172.8° |
| 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.