The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 27, 2092
Waning Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 PM
9:55 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2092
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,000 km.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 277.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -9.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.24° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.89° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.39° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| 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.