The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 29, 2088
First Quarter
52.8% 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
11:37 AM
1:28 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2043
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.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 67.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 19.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.13° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.46° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.71° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.