The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 26, 2196
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 AM
4:20 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3378
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 | 334.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 196.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -15.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.43° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.14° / -1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.96° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.