The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 2027
Waning Gibbous
64.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 AM
9:46 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.8%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1288
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 | 252.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 258.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -23.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.72° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.60° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.