The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 29, 2168
Waning Gibbous
60.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
10:48 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.5%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3032
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 | 258.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 260.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -15.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.67° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.77° / -4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.59° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.