The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 2152
Waning Crescent
35.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
12:08 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.8%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2834
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 | 286.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 234.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 43m / -25.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.17° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.12° / 3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.66° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.