The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 1935
Waning Crescent
36.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
12:00 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.4%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 150
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 | 286.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 234.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 34m / -26.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.19° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.68° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.01° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.