The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 28, 2090
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
5:57 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2067
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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Moon and Mars 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 | 352.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.1° / 175.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -8.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.05° / 2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / -2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.40° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.