The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 2026
Waxing Crescent
40.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
12:31 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.9%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1276
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 74.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 23.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.40° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.27° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| 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.