The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2122
Waning Gibbous
76.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 PM
9:07 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.4%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2463
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 | 238.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 272.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 08m / -17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.95° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.28° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.