The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2132
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
5:44 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2586
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 | 355.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 171.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.39° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.64° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 27.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.