The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 1991
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 PM
6:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 843
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 | 166.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.4° / 3.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 11.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.81° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.67° / 3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.21° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.