The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 26, 2109
Waning Crescent
9.1% 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
5:06 AM
3:38 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2302
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 206.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -15.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.16° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.61° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.