The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 2046
Waning Gibbous
60.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 AM
10:02 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.5%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1523
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 | 258.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 254.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -24.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.27° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.94° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.39° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.