The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 15, 2124
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
6:39 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2488
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 163.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 56m / -7.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.68° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.18° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 188.7° |
| 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.