The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 28, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
88.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
5:10 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.3%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2451
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 | 139.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 29.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.99° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / 0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.78° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.