The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 2144
Waning Crescent
41.0% 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
2:04 AM
12:08 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.0%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2735
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 242.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -19.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.04° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.93° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.