The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 2075
Waxing Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
5:21 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1882
Events on this date
-
Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 25.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.51° / 0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / -0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.75° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.