The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 28, 2040
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 PM
7:48 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1449
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 | 187.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.5° / 334.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 9.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.57° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.75° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.