The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2044
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
6:24 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1498
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 167.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 41m / -9.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.14° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.56° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 22.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.