The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2139
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
6:24 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2673
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 170.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -7.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.62° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / -1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.11° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.