The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 22, 2107
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
6:18 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2277
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 170.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -7.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.61° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.53° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.59° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.