The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 24, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
79.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 PM
4:15 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.7%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1313
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 126.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.9° / 40.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 22.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.77° / -0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.05° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.