The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 1962
Waning Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
12:20 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 484
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 | 282.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 241.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.35° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.35° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.35° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.