The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 29, 2048
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 PM
6:44 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1548
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.6° / 344.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 47m / 2.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.04° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.31° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 187.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.