The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 27, 1996
Waxing Gibbous
63.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 PM
2:27 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.9%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 905
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 | 106.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 59.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.47° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.82° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.