The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 PM
6:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1177
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 | 162.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.4° / 6.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 14.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.14° / 0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / -0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.87° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.