The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 28, 2183
Waxing Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
12:34 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3218
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 | 83.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 76.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 16.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.18° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.00° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.19° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.