The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 1960
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
7:35 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 460
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 149.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / -3.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.12° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / 0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.11° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.