The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2041
Waning Crescent
5.9% 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
6:12 AM
3:57 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1461
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 194.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 07m / -21.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.83° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.68° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.50° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.