The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 1906
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
9:44 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- -208
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 117.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 2.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.96° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.42° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.37° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.