The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 1992
Waning Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
1:00 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 855
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 | 296.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 228.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -23.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.68° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / 1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.23° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.