The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2133
Waning Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
12:25 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2599
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 | 289.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 232.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 01m / -25.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.12° / -1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.11° / 2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.03° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.4° |
| 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.