The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 2000
Waning Crescent
45.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:41 AM
11:52 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 954
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 | 275.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.5° / 246.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.36° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.68° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.60° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.