The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 29, 2040
Waning Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 PM
8:13 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1449
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.9° / 319.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 09m / 4.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.53° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.89° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.