The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 2020
Waxing Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
10:13 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1202
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 | 44.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 111.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 4.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.83° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.72° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.