The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 27, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 PM
4:06 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2216
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.5° / 43.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 25.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.43° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.24° / -2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.72° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.