The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 26, 2039
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
10:02 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1437
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 | 42.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 114.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 3.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.98° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.61° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.09° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.