The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 PM
5:46 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1548
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.0° / 15.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 13.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.16° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / 4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.97° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.