The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 1924
Last Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 AM
11:43 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 14
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.1° / 250.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 36m / -16.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.90° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.56° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.