The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 26, 2028
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
7:48 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1301
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 | 13.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 147.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / 0.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.36° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.59° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.