The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 1930
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
4:30 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 88
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 187.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.88° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.59° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.