The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
56.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
2:20 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.3%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2884
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 | 97.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 59.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 28.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.66° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.22° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.36° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.