The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 27, 2099
Waxing Crescent
44.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
1:01 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.4%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2179
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 | 83.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 25.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.82° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.31° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.60° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.