The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 26, 2165
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 PM
7:22 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2995
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 | 187.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.2° / 336.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 5.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.45° / -0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.31° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.