The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 2028
Waxing Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
9:48 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1301
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 116.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 10.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.38° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.19° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.