The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2114
Waning Crescent
41.1% 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
2:18 AM
11:50 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2364
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 240.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -23.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.15° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / 0.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.23° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.