The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2139
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
3:46 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2673
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 200.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.55° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.70° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.