The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 1914
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
8:09 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -109
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 140.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / -0.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.98° / 1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.86° / -0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.06° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.