The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 1987
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
6:06 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 793
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 170.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -12.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.17° / -3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.46° / 4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.03° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 27.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.