The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 27, 2079
Waning Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
2:07 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1931
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 | 313.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 211.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 40m / -26.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.39° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.70° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.