The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 26, 2101
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
5:00 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2203
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 | 342.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 185.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -15.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.80° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / 1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.29° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.