The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 29, 2032
Waning Gibbous
89.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
8:25 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.5%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1350
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.7° / 294.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 05m / -9.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.56° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.46° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.