The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 1993
Waxing Crescent
40.5% 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
10:24 AM
12:32 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.5%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 868
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 | 78.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 75.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 21.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.02° / 1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.83° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.51° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.