The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 26, 2129
Waxing Gibbous
57.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
1:48 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.4%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2550
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 | 98.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 65.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.48° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.69° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.