The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2115
Waxing Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
10:50 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2377
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 | 49.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 104.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 8.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.98° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / 3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.90° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.