The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2176
Waning Gibbous
84.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 PM
8:33 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.7%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3131
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.6° / 284.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 28m / -14.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.71° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.65° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.82° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.