The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 1900
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
5:47 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -283
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 181.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -7.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.67° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.90° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.