The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2131
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
7:49 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2575
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 145.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / -6.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.91° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.50° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.21° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.