The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2004
Waxing Crescent
36.7% 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
10:17 AM
12:02 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.7%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1004
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 | 74.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 18.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.90° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / -0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.61° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| 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.