The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 28, 2031
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
1:00 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1338
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 72.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 20.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.90° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.80° / 1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.10° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.