The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 23, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
70.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
3:26 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.6%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1313
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.1° / 49.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 58m / 24.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.52° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.88° / -0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.21° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.