The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 2036
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
6:58 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1400
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 | 5.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 157.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -7.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.31° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / 2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.06° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.