The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 2149
Waning Gibbous
84.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 PM
9:25 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.3%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2797
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 | 226.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 289.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 40m / -4.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.90° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.30° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.47° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.