The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 1945
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 PM
8:17 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 274
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 332.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 29m / 13.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.94° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.73° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 329.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.