The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 28, 2098
Waning Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
3:57 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2166
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 | 332.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 194.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -21.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.34° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.46° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.72° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.