The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 27, 2023
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
1:55 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1239
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 63.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 25.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.02° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.52° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.63° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.