The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 1966
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
1:43 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 534
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 64.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 23.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.11° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.10° / -0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.68° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.