The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 1931
Waxing Gibbous
60.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
2:40 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.7%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 101
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 | 102.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 56.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 27.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.41° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.44° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.58° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| 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.