The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2030
Waning Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
2:53 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1325
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 214.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.55° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.68° / -3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.03° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.