The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 1954
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
12:22 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 385
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 | 289.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 232.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 53m / -25.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.42° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.63° / 3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.81° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.