The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2046
Waning Crescent
39.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
11:39 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.6%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1523
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 | 282.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 236.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -27.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.47° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.79° / 5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.73° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.