The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2066
Waxing Crescent
19.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
11:19 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1771
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 97.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 17.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.84° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.57° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.