The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2004
Waxing Gibbous
55.5% 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
11:22 AM
2:05 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1004
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 61.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 25.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.57° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.26° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.