The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 26, 2061
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
1:03 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1709
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 69.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 24.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.78° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.23° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.