The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2092
Waning Gibbous
65.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.1%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2092
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 | 252.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.7° / 265.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -13.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.59° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.23° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.55° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.