The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 1999
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 PM
5:28 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 942
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 | 148.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 21.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 17.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.42° / -1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.16° / 2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.81° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.