The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2057
Waning Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
1:17 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1659
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 | 299.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.6° / 226.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -22.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.74° / 0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.18° / 0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.20° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.