The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2182
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
1:53 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3205
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 | 302.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 227.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.01° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.92° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.