The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 28, 2169
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
8:08 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3045
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 | 19.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 139.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / -4.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.06° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.58° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.