The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 27, 1933
Waxing Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
9:56 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 126
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 9.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.48° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.04° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.