The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 2180
Waxing Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
9:45 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3181
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 116.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 9.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.68° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.61° / -3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.30° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.