The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 29, 2092
Last Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 AM
11:18 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2092
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 254.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 24m / -16.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.85° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.28° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.71° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.