The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 2061
Waxing Gibbous
68.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 PM
3:28 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1709
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 111.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 49.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 28.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.84° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.89° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.