The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 28, 2155
Waning Crescent
11.1% 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
5:36 AM
2:56 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2871
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,400 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 205.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 19m / -24.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.30° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.77° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.