The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 29, 2196
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
7:17 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3379
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 | 7.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 156.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -0.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.95° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.59° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.44° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 220.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.