The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 1903
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
7:52 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -245
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 | 14.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 145.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -0.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.75° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.15° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.8° |
| 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.