The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 2038
Waning Crescent
34.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
12:31 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.9%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1424
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 | 287.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 236.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.89° / 1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / -1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.20° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| 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.