The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 2175
Waxing Crescent
37.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
12:14 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.6%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3119
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 76.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 23.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.42° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.07° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.92° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.