The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 16, 2151
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
6:13 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2822
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 | 0.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 164.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -16.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.56° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.84° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 331.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.