The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 27, 2096
Waxing Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
11:00 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2142
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 | 51.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 103.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 8.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.43° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.70° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.