The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 27, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 PM
6:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1313
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 | 165.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.5° / 4.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 9.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.32° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.63° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.