The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2064
Waxing Gibbous
82.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
4:44 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.1%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1746
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 129.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.3° / 35.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 24.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.85° / 3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.29° / -3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.01° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.