The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2083
Waxing Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
4:58 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1981
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 | 134.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 32.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 49m / 23.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.92° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.21° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| 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.