The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 1934
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 PM
5:48 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 138
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 | 149.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 19.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.86° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.49° / -0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.58° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.