The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 2106
Waning Crescent
41.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
11:58 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.9%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2265
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 242.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -20.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.18° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.50° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.