The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 23, 2134
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
5:57 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2611
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 169.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 19m / -15.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.98° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.94° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 14.7° |
| 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.