The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 2031
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1338
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 | 62.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 89.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 16.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.59° / 1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.80° / -1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.46° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.