The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 26, 2124
Waxing Gibbous
88.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
4:50 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.7%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2488
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,100 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 31.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 16.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.18° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.26° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.