The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 2158
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
4:01 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2908
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 | 331.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 198.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.52° / 0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.57° / 0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.52° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.