The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 1962
Waning Gibbous
59.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
10:57 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.8%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 484
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 | 258.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 260.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -14.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.43° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.88° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.00° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.