The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 28, 1936
Waxing Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
12:45 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 163
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 | 81.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 23.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.29° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.09° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.93° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.