The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 2051
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
7:20 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1585
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.4° / 329.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 0.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.99° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.81° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.