The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 28, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
71.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 PM
3:08 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.0%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3255
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 | 114.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 51.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 22m / 20.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.05° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.25° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.13° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.