The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 2183
Waxing Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
11:30 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3218
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 | 57.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 97.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 10.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.00° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.03° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.55° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.