The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2162
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
6:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2958
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 | 168.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.0° / 2.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 7.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.23° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.37° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.