The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 2110
First Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
1:02 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2315
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 16.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.75° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.27° / 7.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.50° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.