The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 1984
Waning Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
1:30 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 756
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 220.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 53m / -25.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.87° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.11° / 4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.69° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.