The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2085
Waxing Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
11:58 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2006
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 | 59.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 90.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.16° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.80° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.77° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.