The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 2088
Waxing Crescent
30.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.5%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2043
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
-
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 87.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 15.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.95° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.44° / 1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.06° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.