The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 1974
Waxing Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
12:14 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 633
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 | 63.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 78.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.54° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.00° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.