The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 28, 2116
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 PM
7:40 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2389
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 | 186.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.3° / 336.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 9.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.97° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.19° / -4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.60° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.