The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 28, 2173
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
7:40 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3094
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 | 190.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.7° / 331.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 5.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.82° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / -2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.01° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.