The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 27, 1989
Waning Gibbous
61.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
9:59 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.3%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 818
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 | 257.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 254.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -24.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.16° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.99° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.33° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.