The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 28, 2025
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
7:25 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1264
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.9° / 152.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / -4.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.62° / -0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / 1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.16° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.