The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 26, 2137
Waxing Crescent
39.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
12:31 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.5%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2649
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 | 77.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 74.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 29m / 23.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.90° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.34° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.