The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2109
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
5:36 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2302
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 180.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 59m / -9.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.43° / 2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / -2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.01° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.