The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 26, 2174
Waning Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 20°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
12:22 PM
20°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3106
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 | 293.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 227.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 07m / -28.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.50° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.68° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.19° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.