The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 28, 2073
Last Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
11:23 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1857
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.5° / 253.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -16.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.76° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.40° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.90° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.