The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2132
Waxing Gibbous
93.4% 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
3:49 PM
5:55 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.4%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2587
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 | 150.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 17.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 20.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.72° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.55° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.