The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 27, 2101
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
6:09 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2203
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 171.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -9.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.15° / 0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / 0.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.49° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.