The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 2095
Last Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 AM
11:27 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2129
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 246.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.30° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.25° / -0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.43° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.