The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 2142
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 AM
7:32 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2711
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 | 10.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 152.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -0.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.09° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.13° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.