The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 2006
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
4:47 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1028
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 186.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.26° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / 5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.63° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.