The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 28, 2141
Last Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 AM
10:56 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2698
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 247.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -24.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.43° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.87° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.41° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.