The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 23, 2191
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
6:16 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3316
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 | 358.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 166.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -13.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.63° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.30° / 6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.19° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 356.4° |
| 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.