The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 2071
Waning Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
4:22 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1832
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 | 333.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 198.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -12.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.81° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.16° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.38° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.