The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 29, 1908
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
3:54 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -184
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 | 330.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 197.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.52° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.06° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.25° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.