The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2052
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
4:53 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1597
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 | 339.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 192.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -11.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.98° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / -4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.76° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.