The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 29, 1988
Waxing Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
5:54 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 806
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 | 147.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 19.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 21.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.29° / 3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.42° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.89° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.