The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2093
Waxing Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
9:51 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2105
Events on this date
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 116.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 3.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.09° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.41° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.