The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 29, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
65.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
3:20 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.8%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2884
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 | 108.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 51.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 28.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.96° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.36° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.19° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.