The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
71.9% 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
1:16 PM
3:12 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.9%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2785
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 | 115.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.3° / 51.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 19.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.41° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.48° / 5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.75° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.