The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2168
Waning Gibbous
69.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.7%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3032
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 | 246.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.4° / 269.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 02m / -12.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.53° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.43° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.