The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Waning Crescent
37.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
12:20 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.9%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1189
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 239.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -20.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.96° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.08° / -2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.39° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.