The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 26, 2197
Waxing Gibbous
64.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 PM
2:52 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.8%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3391
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 | 107.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.1° / 55.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 23.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.76° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / -0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.03° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.