The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 1993
Waxing Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 868
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 | 67.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 84.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.61° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.11° / -2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.69° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.