The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 2023
Waxing Crescent
43.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 AM
12:49 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.9%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1239
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 | 82.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 72.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 22.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.63° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.30° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.81° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.