The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2094
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
6:32 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2117
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 | 162.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.4° / 5.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 16.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.05° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.45° / -3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.83° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.