The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 1955
Waxing Crescent
40.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
12:32 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.8%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 398
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 | 79.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 22.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.59° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.18° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.12° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.