The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 27, 1917
Waxing Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
12:33 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -72
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 | 78.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 23.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.03° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.00° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.72° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.