The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 PM
7:42 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1115
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 | 202.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.1° / 313.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 02m / -4.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.24° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.53° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.