The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 2119
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 PM
7:41 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2426
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 | 195.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.8° / 324.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 1.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.08° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.31° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.