The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2080
First Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
2:04 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1944
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 | 95.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 61.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 27.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.23° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.81° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.25° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| 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.