The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 1927
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
2:40 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 51
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 | 317.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 210.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 55m / -22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.31° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.37° / 3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.85° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.