The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 27, 2012
Waxing Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1103
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 87.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 17.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.06° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / -2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.07° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.