The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 20, 2118
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
6:30 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2414
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 162.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 26m / -12.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.69° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / 3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.69° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.