The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 16, 2197
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
6:07 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3390
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 | 356.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 171.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -9.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.83° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.13° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| 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.