The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 1932
Waning Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 113
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 268.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.06° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.66° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.77° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.