The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2184
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 PM
7:15 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3230
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 2:22 AM, is deepest at 3:58 AM and ends at 5:35 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.4° / 340.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 7.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.55° / -0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / 0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.94° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.