The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2096
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
6:04 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2141
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 168.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -15.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.06° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.49° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 7.6° |
| 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.