The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2113
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
6:47 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2352
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 157.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -13.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.22° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.26° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| 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.