The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 28, 2184
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 PM
8:16 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3230
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 | 205.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 311.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 23m / -0.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.50° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.23° / -1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.23° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.