The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 27, 2085
Waxing Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
10:50 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2006
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 | 46.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 103.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 14.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.53° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.22° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.96° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.