The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 1947
Waxing Crescent
42.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
12:30 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.5%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 299
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 | 81.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 75.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 19.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.55° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / 1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.67° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.