The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 1954
Waning Crescent
43.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 AM
11:27 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 385
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 | 278.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.3° / 240.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -25.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.83° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.02° / 4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.63° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.