The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2060
Waning Crescent
29.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
12:33 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.6%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1696
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 | 294.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 227.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 10m / -27.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.13° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.29° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.71° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.