The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 22, 2126
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
6:56 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2513
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 | 4.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.5° / 159.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 36m / -4.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.69° / 3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.45° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.59° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.