The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 26, 2036
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
5:59 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1399
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. 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.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 172.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -11.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.10° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.73° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.