The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 2199
New Moon
0.5% 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
6:29 AM
6:06 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3415
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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 175.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -6.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.77° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.71° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.