The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 2066
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
10:16 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1771
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 | 40.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 110.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.30° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.76° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.