The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 2072
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
6:02 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1844
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 171.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -10.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.81° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.75° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.54° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.