The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 26, 1957
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
3:53 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 422
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 | 327.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 204.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -14.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.58° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.45° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.73° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.