The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2111
Waning Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 PM
8:48 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2327
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 303.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 46m / -0.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.76° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.91° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.