The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 2039
Waxing Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
11:01 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1437
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 102.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 06m / 8.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.16° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.73° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.90° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.