The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 29, 1912
Waxing Gibbous
89.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 PM
5:39 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.4%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -134
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 | 142.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 24.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 22m / 24.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.04° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.19° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.94° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.