The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 2055
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
7:33 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1635
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 148.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -5.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.83° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.02° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.26° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.