The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 2047
Waxing Crescent
8.1% 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
8:02 AM
9:30 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1536
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / 9.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.64° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.49° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.58° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.