The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 1952
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
10:35 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 361
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 | 44.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 106.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 20m / 12.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.22° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.76° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.22° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.