The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2016
Waning Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1152
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 271.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -12.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.58° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.16° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.50° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.