The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 2070
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
7:41 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1820
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 | 199.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 319.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 48m / -1.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.67° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.58° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.