The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2198
Last Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 AM
11:16 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3403
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 246.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -22.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.21° / -0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / 0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.64° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.