The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2043
Waning Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 PM
8:25 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1486
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 | 211.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 303.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 36m / -3.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.81° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.37° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.