The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 2108
Full Moon
99.8% 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
6:24 PM
6:42 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2290
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.9° / 350.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 19m / 7.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.07° / -3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / 4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.09° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.