The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2075
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% 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
4:16 PM
6:03 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1882
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 | 154.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 14.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 12m / 18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.94° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.61° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| 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.