The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 26, 2157
Waning Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 PM
7:56 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2896
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 206.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.7° / 309.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 12m / -4.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.81° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.71° / 4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.88° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.