The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 2087
Waning Crescent
40.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 AM
12:02 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.5%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2030
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 | 281.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 241.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -21.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.41° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / -1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.88° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.