The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 1954
Waning Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
1:25 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 385
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 | 301.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 223.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 50m / -24.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.39° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.85° / 2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.00° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.