The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 2027
Waning Gibbous
55.1% 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
1:12 AM
10:23 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1288
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 | 264.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 249.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -25.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.14° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.77° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.