The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2125
Waning Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
2:26 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2500
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 | 310.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 220.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -17.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.25° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.67° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.