The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 27, 2098
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
2:54 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2166
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 204.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -24.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.42° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.31° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.53° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.