The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 2038
Last Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 AM
11:45 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1424
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.7° / 246.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 50m / -19.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.49° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / -3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.03° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.