The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 29, 2136
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
4:08 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2636
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 | 334.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 193.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -20.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.69° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.15° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.