The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
84.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 PM
4:44 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.4%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2686
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 | 133.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 34.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 21.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.80° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.12° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.15° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.