The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 27, 2083
Waxing Gibbous
77.2% 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
1:23 PM
4:16 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1981
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 | 122.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 41.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 54m / 25.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.19° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / -3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.36° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.