The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 2014
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
4:45 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1127
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,400 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 195.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -11.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.30° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.30° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.16° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.