The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 1920
Waxing Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 PM
2:59 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- -35
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 53.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 19.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.38° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.69° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.