The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2190
Waning Crescent
35.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 AM
12:03 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3304
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 | 286.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 233.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -26.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.20° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.31° / 5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.28° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.