The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 26, 1955
Waxing Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
11:21 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 398
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 97.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 15.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.14° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.10° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.48° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.