The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 29, 2132
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 PM
6:37 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2587
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 4.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 17.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.33° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.41° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.