The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 2172
Waxing Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
9:24 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3082
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 | 33.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 2.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.35° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.03° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.