The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 1911
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
3:47 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -147
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 195.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -22.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.85° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.77° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.