The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 2131
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
5:21 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2574
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 | 347.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 179.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -15.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.25° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.39° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.