The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 2054
Waning Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1622
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 | 251.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.5° / 266.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -12.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.53° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.55° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.94° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.