The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 1922
New Moon
0.1% 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
6:54 AM
6:29 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -11
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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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.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 167.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -6.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.52° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / -3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.27° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 134.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.