The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2088
Waxing Crescent
41.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
12:24 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.4%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2043
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 | 79.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 77.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.02° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.50° / 3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.88° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.