The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2037
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 PM
6:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1412
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 7.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 15.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.78° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.21° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.07° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| 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.