The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 1936
Waxing Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 163
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 | 68.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 83.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 20.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.31° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.23° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.11° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.