The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 26, 2185
Waning Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
2:54 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3242
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 | 317.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 213.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.01° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.67° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.