The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2074
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
9:11 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1870
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 | 31.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 124.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 0.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.27° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.26° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.23° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.