The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 28, 1947
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
1:42 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 299
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 64.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 23.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.50° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / -0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.50° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.