The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 15, 2056
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
6:20 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1647
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 163.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -14.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.19° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / 3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.31° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.