The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 29, 2036
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
8:57 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1400
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 128.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / 0.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.31° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.66° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.