The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2060
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
2:43 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1696
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 | 319.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 206.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 10m / -25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.32° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.31° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.10° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.