The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 1958
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
1:05 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 435
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 71.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.75° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.79° / 4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.41° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.