The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 28, 2172
Waxing Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
11:29 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3082
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 | 56.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 13.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.10° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.61° / 0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.65° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.