The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 PM
5:38 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1647
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 | 149.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 20.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 46m / 18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.96° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / -0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.41° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| 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.