The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 29, 2060
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
3:59 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1696
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 | 332.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 194.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.64° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.03° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.30° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.9° |
| 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.