The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 26, 2154
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 PM
6:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2859
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 5.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 19.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.49° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.06° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.