The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2077
Waxing Crescent
39.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 AM
12:16 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.9%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1907
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 | 78.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 77.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.98° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.16° / 2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.13° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.