The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 1907
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 PM
7:35 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -196
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.4° / 337.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 9.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.29° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.52° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.