The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 1912
Waxing Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 PM
4:46 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -134
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 | 128.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 35.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 27.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.27° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.73° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.08° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.