The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 27, 2006
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
6:08 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1028
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 170.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -12.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.50° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.83° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 32.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.