The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2160
Last Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 AM
10:51 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2933
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.6° / 249.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 19m / -23.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.98° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.65° / 3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.03° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.