The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 2050
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
1:34 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1573
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 67.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 20.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.96° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.67° / 2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.30° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.