The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 1905
Last Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 AM
11:49 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -221
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 249.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -16.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.07° / 5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.75° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.