The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 28, 2175
Waxing Gibbous
59.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
2:39 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.5%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3119
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 | 100.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 56.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 28.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.85° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.27° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.57° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.