The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 1952
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
9:24 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 361
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 123.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 29m / 6.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.36° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.95° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.42° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.