The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 1920
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
12:55 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -35
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 | 86.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.5° / 72.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 19.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.11° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / 2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.02° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.