The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 1980
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
5:14 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 707
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 25.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 17.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.48° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.61° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.