The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 29, 2152
Waning Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
12:57 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2834
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 225.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 38m / -26.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.48° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.84° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.