The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2161
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
8:05 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2946
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 | 16.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 142.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 35m / 2.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.18° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.74° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.32° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.