The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 1953
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 PM
6:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 373
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 | 168.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 0.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 11.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.12° / -1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / 2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.66° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.