The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
74.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 PM
4:03 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.2%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1276
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 | 118.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 43.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 27.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.97° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.77° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.