The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 1917
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -72
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 | 66.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 84.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 20.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.95° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.02° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.90° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.