The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 2031
Waxing Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
12:03 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1338
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 | 73.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 19.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.87° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.27° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.