The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 27, 1912
Waxing Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 PM
3:43 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -134
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.1° / 46.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 28.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.70° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.24° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.