The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2156
Waxing Crescent
36.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
12:04 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.0%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2884
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 | 73.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 78.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 22.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.12° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.90° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.71° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.