The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 1927
Waning Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
1:37 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 51
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 | 304.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 221.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -23.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.38° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.14° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.66° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.