The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 29, 2044
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
7:31 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1499
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 151.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / -3.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.32° / 0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / 0.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.36° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.