The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 27, 1934
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 PM
6:16 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 138
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 | 160.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 8.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 15.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.91° / 0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.73° / 0.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.43° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.