The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 2044
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
5:17 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1498
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 | 346.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 181.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -15.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.21° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.24° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.