The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 1945
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
9:14 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 274
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 306.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 00m / 5.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.04° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.48° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.56° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.