The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 2049
Waning Crescent
34.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 AM
12:29 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.6%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1560
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 | 288.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 235.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 46m / -22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.67° / 1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / -0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.46° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.