The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 28, 2166
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
4:44 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3007
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 191.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -14.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.74° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / -0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.25° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.