The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 1985
First Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
1:11 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 769
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 69.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 22.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.95° / 1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.05° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.