The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 1991
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
6:47 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 843
Events on this date
-
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 | 179.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.5° / 347.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 37m / 5.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.84° / -3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.38° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 210.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.