The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 2080
Waxing Crescent
32.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.7%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1944
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 | 69.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 19.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.63° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.59° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.