The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 2096
Waxing Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
9:46 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2142
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,500 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 118.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 2.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.83° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.06° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.89° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.