The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2151
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% 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
3:46 PM
5:54 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2822
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 18.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.46° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.11° / -4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.75° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| 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.