The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 2129
Waxing Gibbous
75.2% 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
1:37 PM
3:32 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2550
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 | 120.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.3° / 48.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.39° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.37° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.