The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 2001
Waxing Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
9:39 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 967
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 | 37.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 118.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 1.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.80° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.53° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.