The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 28, 2020
Waxing Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
11:11 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1202
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 100.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 8.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.71° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.53° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.