The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 1976
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
3:28 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 657
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 | 322.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 209.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 05m / -15.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.10° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.35° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.