The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 29, 2172
Waxing Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3082
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 | 67.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.12° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.50° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.46° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.