The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 29, 2160
Waning Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
11:40 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2933
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 | 278.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 241.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -23.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.14° / -0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.20° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.