The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 2044
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
4:10 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1498
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 | 334.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 193.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -20.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.54° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / 4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.04° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.