The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 1923
Waxing Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 PM
3:32 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2
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 | 121.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 47.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.76° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.98° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.