The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 1946
Waning Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
3:02 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 286
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 | 321.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 205.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -22.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.31° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.66° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.