The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 28, 2146
Waning Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 PM
8:06 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2760
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 | 204.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.7° / 312.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 19m / -1.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.74° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / -0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.81° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.