The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2134
Waxing Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
11:00 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2612
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 | 51.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 102.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 10.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.36° / -1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / 2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.08° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.