The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 27, 1911
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
4:55 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -147
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 182.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.82° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.97° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.