The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 PM
6:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2723
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.8° / 3.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 7.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.51° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.75° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.17° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.