The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 2034
Waxing Gibbous
61.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
2:08 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.4%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1375
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 | 103.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 62.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.26° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.40° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| 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.