The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 27, 2080
Waxing Crescent
43.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
12:50 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.4%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1944
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 71.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 24.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.29° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.42° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.