The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 28, 2147
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
4:47 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2772
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 191.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.54° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.07° / -1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.45° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.