The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2088
Waxing Crescent
20.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
11:17 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2043
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 | 53.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 12.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.94° / 0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.34° / -0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.24° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| 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.