The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2065
Waning Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
11:48 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1758
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 | 283.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 34m / -26.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.29° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.54° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.