The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, February 26, 2062

Waning Gibbous

88.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
44°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
88.8%
Age
17.2 days
Distance
384,100 km
Apparent size
31.1′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1721

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 Sun219.14°
Phase angle39.07°
Illuminated fraction88.82%
Altitude / azimuth-38.1° / 294.3°
Right ascension / declination13h 02m / -8.21°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude197.52° / -1.45°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.52° / 2.55°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-33.18° / -0.61°
Position angle of the axis21.1°
Position angle of the bright limb115.2°
Apparent magnitude-11.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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