The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 AM
7:27 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1029
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 152.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / -5.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.73° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.78° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.96° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.