The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
57.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
1:47 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.8%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1845
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 | 98.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.1° / 65.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.84° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / 7.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.78° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.