The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 2022
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
2:47 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1226
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 206.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 09m / -24.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.04° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.50° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.