The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 28, 2113
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 PM
6:23 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2352
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 | 158.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 9.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.82° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / -3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.20° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.