The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
63.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
2:57 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.3%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1239
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 | 105.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 54.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 27.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.16° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.47° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.