The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2103
Waning Gibbous
63.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
9:55 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.3%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2228
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 | 254.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 257.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -22.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.13° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.72° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.80° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.