The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 29, 2128
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
5:56 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2537
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 1.3° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 175.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -9.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.61° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / -0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.83° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.