The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 1951
Last Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 AM
10:31 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 348
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.5° / 247.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 13m / -26.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.01° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.03° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.91° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.