The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 1938
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
5:08 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 187
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 | 341.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 189.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -9.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.41° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.32° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.