The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 1931
Waxing Gibbous
71.0% 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
12:33 PM
3:46 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.0%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 101
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 | 114.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 46.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 14m / 28.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.99° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.02° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.42° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.