The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
59.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
1:53 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.1%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1610
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 | 100.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 64.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.92° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.59° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| 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.