The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 28, 2154
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
7:35 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2859
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 | 186.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 335.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 7.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.95° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / -3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.22° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| 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.