The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 2185
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
4:57 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3242
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.0° / 188.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -13.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.05° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.96° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.06° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.