The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 26, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 PM
4:31 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3292
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 | 127.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.1° / 38.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 25.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.62° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.42° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.