The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 2138
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
7:45 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2661
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 | 199.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 319.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 47m / -0.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.36° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / 3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.11° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.