The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 2042
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
1:10 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1474
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 69.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 24.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.86° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.36° / -3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.02° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| 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.