The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 2055
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
6:37 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1635
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 | 1.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 162.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 49m / -9.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.03° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.26° / 3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.46° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.8° |
| 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.