The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 28, 2200
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
6:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3428
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 | 166.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.9° / 4.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 8.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.45° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.20° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.92° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.