The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 1977
Waxing Gibbous
65.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 PM
2:35 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.1%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 670
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 | 107.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 58.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.44° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.44° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.