The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2137
Waxing Gibbous
58.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
2:36 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.4%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2649
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 99.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 57.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 28.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.76° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.31° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.99° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| 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.