The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 29, 2004
Waxing Gibbous
64.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
3:05 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.7%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1004
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 | 106.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 53.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 26.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.42° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.25° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.09° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.