The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 2074
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
7:14 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1870
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 | 9.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 153.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 19m / -7.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.63° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.63° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.