The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 28, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 PM
3:52 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1610
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 127.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 43.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 17.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.62° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.10° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.28° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.