The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 1933
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
8:52 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 126
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 | 26.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 130.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / 3.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.88° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.23° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.