The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2093
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
7:41 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2105
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 146.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / -6.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.97° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.81° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.