The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 1978
Waning Gibbous
86.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 PM
8:59 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.2%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 682
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 223.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.5° / 290.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 21m / -7.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.37° / 1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.78° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.