The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 28, 2181
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 PM
6:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3193
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 | 171.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.0° / 358.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 09m / 6.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.87° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.57° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.