The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 2061
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
6:53 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1709
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 | 6.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.0° / 157.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -11.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.72° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.37° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.