The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 2098
Waning Crescent
17.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
1:54 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.5%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2166
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.8° / 213.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 28m / -27.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.56° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.33° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.