The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 2153
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
9:38 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2847
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 119.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 3.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.89° / -2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.35° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.64° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.