The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 1998
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
6:32 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 929
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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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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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 6% of the Sun is covered at 1:03 PM.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 165.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -8.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.64° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / 0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.69° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 16.9° |
| 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.