The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 29, 2104
Waxing Crescent
16.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
10:59 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2241
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 15.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.31° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.16° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.