The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 28, 1941
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
9:01 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 225
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 | 28.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 127.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / 2.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.55° / -0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.55° / 1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.52° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.