The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 2120
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 AM
3:47 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2438
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 199.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -19.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.90° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.91° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.