The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 26, 2033
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
3:32 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1362
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 | 323.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 209.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 10m / -14.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.43° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.33° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.76° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.