The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 1988
Waxing Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
3:51 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 806
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 | 115.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 46.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 28.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.44° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.36° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.