The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 1982
Waxing Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
11:46 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 732
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 | 60.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 95.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 10.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.76° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.95° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.