The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 PM
6:20 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2018
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 | 171.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 358.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 6.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.77° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.81° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.41° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.