The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 26, 2194
Waxing Crescent
35.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
12:01 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3354
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 78.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 23.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.37° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.20° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.10° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.