The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2142
Waxing Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
9:37 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2711
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 | 33.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 119.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / 9.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.64° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.73° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.