The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 28, 2003
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
3:53 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 991
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 195.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 02m / -21.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.68° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.89° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.