The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 26, 1946
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
1:08 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 286
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 | 298.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 226.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 27m / -24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.09° / -0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / 1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.27° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.