The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
83.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
4:56 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.4%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1276
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 131.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 33.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 25.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.08° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.33° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.62° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.