The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2145
Waxing Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
12:18 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2748
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 | 78.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.1° / 79.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 16.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.80° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.63° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.