The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 29, 1936
First Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
1:52 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 163
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 63.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 24.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.86° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.50° / -2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.75° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.