The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 1909
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
12:47 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -171
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 73.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.48° / -1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.09° / 2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.27° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| 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.