The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 2077
Waxing Crescent
19.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 AM
11:05 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1907
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 | 52.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 102.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 01m / 8.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.24° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / 5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.50° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.