The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 2117
Waning Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
1:33 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2401
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 307.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 216.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -27.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.16° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.96° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.