The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 PM
4:35 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1177
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 | 134.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 34.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 19.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.88° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.15° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.