The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 1969
Waxing Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 PM
4:50 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 571
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 | 128.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 35.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 27.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.31° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.10° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.83° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.