The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 29, 2180
Waxing Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
10:42 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3181
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 104.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 13.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.59° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / -2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.11° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.