The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 2072
First Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
12:47 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1845
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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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 | 86.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 15.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.32° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.97° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.94° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| 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.