The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 26, 1938
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
3:08 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 187
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 | 319.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 212.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 51m / -16.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.66° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.92° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.