The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 2084
Last Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 AM
10:41 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1993
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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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 | 267.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.0° / 247.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -25.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.83° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.18° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.1° |
| 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.