The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Waning Gibbous
63.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 AM
9:52 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.1%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1053
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 254.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -23.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.38° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.75° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.96° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| 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.