The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
67.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
3:19 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.1%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2216
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 | 109.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.7° / 51.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 26.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.62° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.64° / -3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.88° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.