The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2036
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
7:57 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1400
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 142.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 52m / -3.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.71° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.86° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.