The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 1923
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 PM
5:11 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2
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 | 147.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 24.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 15.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.14° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.68° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.