The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 26, 2095
Waning Gibbous
57.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
10:51 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.6%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2129
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 261.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 256.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.74° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.55° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.26° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.