The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 28, 1984
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
3:24 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 756
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 | 326.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 200.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -22.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.97° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.08° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.