The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 26, 1974
Waxing Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 633
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 | 51.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 89.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 43m / 15.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.35° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.19° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.