The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 1972
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 PM
6:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 608
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 | 163.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.4° / 6.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 12.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.78° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / 2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.02° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| 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.