The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2126
Waxing Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2513
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 70.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 85.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 15.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.90° / -2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.96° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.44° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.