The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 1966
Waxing Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
12:35 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 534
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 | 81.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 75.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 20.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.98° / 0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / 0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.85° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.