The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 1914
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
10:08 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -109
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 111.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 10.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.61° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.66° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.