The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 2114
Waning Gibbous
60.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 AM
10:41 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.0%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2364
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.3° / 258.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -17.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.40° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.88° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.