The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2027
Last Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 AM
11:07 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1288
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 | 275.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 240.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -27.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.29° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.94° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.