The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2071
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
5:20 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1832
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 | 344.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 185.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -9.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.09° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / -3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.58° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.