The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 27, 1951
Waning Gibbous
64.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 AM
9:51 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.2%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 348
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 | 253.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 258.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -22.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.87° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.96° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.74° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.