The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 29, 1984
Waning Crescent
3.9% 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
6:27 AM
4:24 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 756
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 189.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -19.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.88° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.83° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.27° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.