The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 26, 1968
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
4:40 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 558
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 | 340.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 186.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -19.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.10° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.01° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.