The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2171
Waning Crescent
33.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 AM
12:15 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.8%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3069
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 | 289.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 232.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.01° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.47° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.