The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 2145
Waxing Crescent
22.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
11:23 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2748
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars 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 | 56.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 97.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 11.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.14° / -1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.37° / 2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.00° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.