The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2123
Waxing Crescent
8.2% 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
8:02 AM
9:36 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2476
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 | 32.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 120.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 38m / 9.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.48° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.21° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.54° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.