The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 2151
Waxing Gibbous
76.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 PM
3:59 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.8%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2822
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.3° / 43.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 24.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.03° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.04° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.