The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2029
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 PM
6:42 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1313
Events on this date
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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 | 179.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.9° / 346.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 41m / 3.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.29° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.51° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 201.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.