The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 1917
First Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
1:37 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -72
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 65.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 25.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.69° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.51° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.54° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.