The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 29, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
80.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 PM
4:04 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.4%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2785
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 | 127.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 41.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 19.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.87° / -2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.71° / 4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.59° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.