The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 26, 1935
Last Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 AM
11:04 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 150
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 243.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -25.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.64° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.03° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.83° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.