The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 2148
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
1:14 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2785
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 16.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.57° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.98° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.08° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.