The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 29, 1976
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
6:25 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 657
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 170.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -4.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.27° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.95° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.95° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.