The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 29, 2012
First Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
1:09 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1103
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 | 86.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 70.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 21.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.71° / 0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.36° / 0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.71° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.