The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 1974
Waxing Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
1:20 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 633
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 68.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.95° / 2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.82° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.