The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 1916
Waning Crescent
35.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
12:03 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -85
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 | 287.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 233.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -26.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.12° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.21° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.