The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 29, 2176
Waning Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 PM
8:59 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3131
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 | 237.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 272.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 15m / -18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.75° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.97° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.