The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 2191
Waxing Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3317
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 88.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 17.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.13° / 1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.47° / -1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.83° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.