The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 2179
Waning Gibbous
69.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.5%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3168
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 247.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 265.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -19.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.21° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / 4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.51° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.