The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 1928
Waxing Crescent
34.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.1%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 64
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 | 71.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 85.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 15.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.12° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.68° / 3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.64° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.