The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 1960
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
6:30 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 459
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 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 166.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -7.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.37° / 1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.69° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.7° |
| 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.