The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 2169
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
6:08 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3044
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.0° 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.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.0° / 167.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 36m / -13.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.66° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.98° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 7.7° |
| 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.