The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2085
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
7:13 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2006
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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 158.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 50m / -2.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.92° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.60° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.56° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 215.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.