The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 2095
Waning Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
12:10 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2129
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 | 284.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.2° / 237.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -23.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.22° / -0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.57° / 0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.61° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.