The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 1912
Waxing Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
2:33 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -134
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 | 101.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 57.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 27.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.42° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.40° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.