The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2055
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
8:29 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1635
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 | 23.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 134.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / -1.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.65° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.27° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.06° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.