The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 1961
Waxing Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 PM
4:44 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 472
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 137.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 33.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 17.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.78° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.98° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.38° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.