The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 2141
Waning Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2698
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 | 247.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 264.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -20.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.68° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.85° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.08° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.