The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 1941
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
8:04 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 225
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 | 17.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 141.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / -0.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.52° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.62° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.72° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.