The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 2049
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
1:36 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1560
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 | 301.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 226.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -20.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.00° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / -2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.64° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.