The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2161
Waxing Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
10:01 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2946
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 | 38.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 113.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 10.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.00° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.92° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.