The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 2166
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 AM
2:30 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3007
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 218.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.12° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.48° / -3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.85° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.