The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2065

Waning Gibbous

60.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
26°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
60.7%
Age
21.3 days
Distance
369,700 km
Apparent size
32.3′
Constellation
Libra
Lunation number
1758

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun257.73°
Phase angle77.63°
Illuminated fraction60.71%
Altitude / azimuth-20.2° / 254.7°
Right ascension / declination15h 31m / -24.08°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude236.38° / -4.88°
Libration in longitude / latitude2.86° / 6.99°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-74.20° / 0.86°
Position angle of the axis14.8°
Position angle of the bright limb105.5°
Apparent magnitude-10.7

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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