The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2032
Waning Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 PM
7:55 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1350
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 | 206.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.7° / 309.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 18m / -5.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.22° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.32° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.