The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 29, 2096
Waxing Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
12:15 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2142
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 | 77.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 77.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.09° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / 1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.33° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.