The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 1909
Waxing Gibbous
66.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
2:58 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.3%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -171
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 108.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 53.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 23.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.36° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.57° / -0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.93° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.