The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 2045
Waxing Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 PM
3:50 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1511
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 | 116.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 45.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 22m / 27.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.84° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.96° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.