The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
76.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 PM
4:03 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.7%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3057
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 | 122.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.8° / 42.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 25.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.36° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.90° / -2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.23° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.