The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 1992
Waning Crescent
36.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
12:06 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 855
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 | 285.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 236.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -24.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.75° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / 2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.05° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.