The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 2101
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
7:15 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2204
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 | 7.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 155.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / -3.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.26° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.30° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.