The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 1932
Last Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 AM
10:42 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 113
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 245.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 23m / -26.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.35° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.09° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.