The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2015
Waxing Gibbous
60.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
2:04 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1140
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 62.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 18.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.56° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.68° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.18° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.