The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 2060
Waning Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
1:33 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1696
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 | 306.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.5° / 217.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -27.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.48° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.07° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.90° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.