The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2069
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
1:42 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1808
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 65.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 20.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.99° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.51° / 4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.50° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.