The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
82.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
4:27 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.9%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3156
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 | 131.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 37.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 31m / 20.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.27° / -0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / 2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.53° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.