The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 PM
6:32 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2389
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 8.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 19m / 20.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.64° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.52° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.67° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.