The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2117
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
3:39 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2401
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 | 329.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 197.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -22.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.63° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.80° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.34° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.