The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% 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
3:41 PM
5:54 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3057
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 | 148.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 18.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 51m / 21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.17° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.94° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.