The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2105
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
6:35 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2253
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.8° / 349.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 30m / 4.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.72° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.63° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.