The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 27, 2063
Waning Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
5:55 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1733
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 173.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 19m / -11.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.49° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.88° / 1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.07° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.