The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2001
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
9:59 AM
11:44 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 967
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 | 60.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 94.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 41m / 10.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.14° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.18° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.14° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.