The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 1943
Waning Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
1:20 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 249
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 | 281.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 232.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.93° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.05° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.