The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 27, 2052
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
3:49 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1597
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 | 326.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 206.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -14.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.46° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.40° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.56° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.