The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 2017
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
6:37 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1165
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 163.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -8.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.35° / -0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / 1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.88° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.