The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 28, 2164
Waxing Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
12:07 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2983
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 | 77.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 80.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 15.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.65° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.00° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.