The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 26, 2047
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
8:31 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1536
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 | 21.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 135.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / 4.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.66° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.54° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.77° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.