The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 PM
7:11 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1115
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.3° / 331.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 0.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.77° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.39° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 138.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.