The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 2028
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
8:47 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1301
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 131.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 05m / 5.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.31° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.77° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.39° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.