The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2196
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
6:18 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3378
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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 171.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 26m / -6.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.05° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.43° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.36° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| 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.