The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 2093
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
8:47 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2105
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 130.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / -1.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.72° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.61° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.