The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2122
Waning Gibbous
58.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 AM
10:17 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.7%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2463
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 | 260.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 253.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.90° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.16° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.61° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.