The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2133
Last Quarter
51.7% 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
1:13 AM
11:06 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2599
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.3° / 250.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 18m / -21.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.37° / 0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.80° / 0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.68° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.