The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 1939
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
12:47 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 200
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 74.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 18.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.79° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / 3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.21° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| 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.