The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 29, 2028
Waxing Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
10:50 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1301
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 35m / 15.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.59° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.00° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.