The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2009
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
10:35 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1066
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 | 43.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 106.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 14.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.07° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.80° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.