The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 26, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
88.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
4:43 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.0%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2723
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 | 139.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 32.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 16.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.24° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.45° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.