The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 2155
Waning Crescent
29.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
12:28 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.5%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2871
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 | 294.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 226.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 10m / -28.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.20° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.39° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.