The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2167
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
1:10 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3020
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 70.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 17.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.39° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.63° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.27° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.