The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 26, 2199
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
8:21 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3416
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 | 19.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 138.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / 2.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.70° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.63° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.89° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.