The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 2050
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
12:34 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1573
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 | 80.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 75.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 19.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.21° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.09° / 1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.47° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.