The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 29, 2068
Waning Crescent
15.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
2:44 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.5%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1795
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 | 313.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 217.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 44m / -17.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.76° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.56° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.63° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.