The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 26, 2107
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
10:12 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2278
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.0° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 8.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.71° / 0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / -0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.62° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.