The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 28, 2192
Waning Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 PM
7:30 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3329
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.4° / 337.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 7.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.97° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.46° / -1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.65° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| 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.