The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 29, 1952
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
11:44 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 361
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 | 56.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 93.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.65° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.14° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.02° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.