The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 26, 1985
Waxing Crescent
37.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
12:09 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 769
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 | 75.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 79.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 19.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.92° / 0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.23° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.