The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 29, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 PM
6:23 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1647
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 | 162.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 6.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 15.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.03° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.27° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.