The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 26, 1924
Waning Gibbous
59.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 AM
10:58 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.8%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 14
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 | 258.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.4° / 260.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -14.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.69° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.30° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.39° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| 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.