The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 1926
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 PM
6:53 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 39
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.1° / 357.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 15.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.55° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.60° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.00° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.