The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 2123
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 AM
7:14 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2476
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 | 6.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 157.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -1.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.03° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.94° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 213.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.