The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 26, 2180
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
7:48 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3181
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 | 13.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 147.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 21m / 0.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.37° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.70° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.