The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 2000
Waning Crescent
35.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 AM
12:32 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.7%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 954
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 237.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.19° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / -3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.78° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.