The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 2004
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
1:04 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1004
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 70.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 22.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.76° / 1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / -1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.43° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.