The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 2082
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
6:38 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1969
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 0% of the Sun is covered at 9:30 AM.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.9° / 164.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -7.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.53° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / 0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.88° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.