The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 2039
Waxing Crescent
28.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.4%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1437
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 | 64.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 91.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 12.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.14° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.71° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.