The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2008
Last Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 AM
10:28 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1053
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 247.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.26° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.06° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.12° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.