The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2038
Waning Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
1:22 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1424
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 | 299.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.5° / 226.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 43m / -22.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.99° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / -0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.38° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.