The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2058
Waxing Crescent
35.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1672
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 16.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.40° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.75° / 3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.92° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.