The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 22, 2164
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
6:47 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2983
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.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 162.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -6.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.37° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.85° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 211.0° |
| 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.