The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 1947
Waxing Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 299
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 | 68.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 87.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 14.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.78° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / 3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.85° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.