The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 1929
Waning Gibbous
75.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 PM
9:40 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.3%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 76
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 | 239.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 274.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -13.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.35° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.92° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.23° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.