The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2082
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
7:38 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1969
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 149.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / -1.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.43° / 1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.82° / -1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.92° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.