The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
57.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
2:22 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.9%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1474
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 | 98.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 58.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 07m / 26.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.18° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.51° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.85° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.