The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2167
Waxing Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 PM
3:19 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3020
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 | 117.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 49.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 20.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.15° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / 4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.94° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.