The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 2073
Waning Gibbous
74.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 PM
10:01 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.1%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1857
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 | 241.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 275.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 36m / -10.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.86° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.58° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.