The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 1965
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
3:41 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 521
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 | 329.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 198.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.36° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.59° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.47° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.